After Pacha Ibiza's highly publicised management shake-up at the end of last year everyone knew this would be a critical year for the iconic island club. Gossip has been flying around all winter wildly speculating as to the direction Pacha will now head and which artists would stay, go or come on board. Finally the facts are out - and no one could have guessed them all!
For their 40th anniversary year Pacha has let loose a complete avalanche of talent from all corners of the dance music scene and beyond, with a well considered program which has balanced the underground and mainstream perfectly, pulling in huge names from the opposing ends of this spectrum plus everything in between in true Pacha style.
So let's go through what a week at Pacha will sound like in 2013…
Mondays will be EPICA, with some big names in electro to slam the night away with. You'll be fist pumping and foot stomping to the tunes of Chuckie, Dirty Dutch, Dimitri Vegas & Life Mike, Bingo Players, Dada Life and many, many more.
Stick a flower in your hair, on your belt, in your pocket, up your nose…because Tuesdays at Pacha will be FLOWER POWER. The hugely successful night, previously only monthly, is an outlandish homage to all things 60s. The entire club transforms itself into a psychedelic love den and all attendees are encouraged to dress accordingly. DJ Piti curates the night with cheerful music from the 50s 60s and 70s and not a techno beat in sight.
Wednesdays are in the capable hands of Guy Gerber with his WISDOM OF THE GLOVE parties rolling out every week. A nicely eclectic line up across the house and techno fields is already on the cards with a stack of legends in the game already confirmed. Expect Cajmere (Green Velvet), doP, Benoit & Sergio, Mathew Jonson, Craig Richards and Bill Patrick, with more to be announced.
Thursdays, Pacha, David Guetta… it's an inseparable love triangle that we just can't do without! Yes, F**K ME I'M FAMOUS is back for another round with Cathy and David bringing you the biggest hits in house, an incredibly lavish stage show and a completely up for it crowd raging under the Pacha roof. Guests will include Nicky Romero, Diplo, Zedd, Arty, Daddy's Groove, Arno Cost and more.
Another new night is set to take over Fridays called INSANE and the list of already confirmed DJs is just that! In a huge coup for the underground lovers, Pacha have pulled in John Digweed, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Uner, Steve Lawler, Joris Voorn, Coyu, Umek, DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter and Mark Farina amongst others to grace the Pacha decks on Fridays throughout the summer.
The iconic PURE PACHA night is moving to Saturdays, with juicy bookings a-plenty. Punters will be going nuts to massive crowd favourites like Hardwell, Bob Sinclair, Martin Solveig, Armand Van Helden, Hard Rock Sofa, and Sebastien Drums with many more still to be announced.
Rounding off the week will be SOLOMUN + 1 on Sundays. The entire island caught Solomun fever big time last year and he's still one of the most in-demand DJs for 2013. Sundays at Pacha will feature him plus an excellent selection of tuneful techno masters including Ame, Dennis Ferrer, Tensnake, Miss Kittin, Marek Hemman and more to come. Great way to round up the week!
So there you have it. Something for everyone. Detailed Pacha party previews, line ups and tickets all coming soon on Spotlight!
